ABSTRACT
Reader, have you ever seen a coquet struggling betwixt the conflicts of pride and inclination? Have you ever seen a restive horse spurred onward, and yet persevering in a retrograde motion, which marked the obstinate temper of the animal? Have you observed a skiff in a storm, borne at the will of the surge, and labouring to put to sea, though contrary gales retarded its progress? If thou hast seen such things, imagine the situation of Peregrine Bradford, while he reflected that the new coach, the new horses, and the new liveries, had been purchased to no purpose!
